Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13
GAY TIMES Ar SARATOGA.
Men of Note and Womeu with Rich
Gowns As the Famous Resort.

Nv - - - tme Au1OuS kNeoOHhs
wAsHrNGroNiANs WHO ARE ENJOYING THEMSELVES
THsRk-FoLKs WHO WE'RE SEEN AT THE Hors-
THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN ROSA DECORATION
BESTOWED ONLY ON sovEREIsSs.
Correspondence of TIE EVENING sr.n
SARATOGA. Aug IL.
10 spice ones summer travels with a variety 70
oe round nowhere else I'm such measure within the
same space, there is nothing like a trip % Sara
toga- Many other summer resorts have their
charms but Saratoga Is unique In the many ways
OF spending ones time which IL proffers and OF
getting rid OF ones money, too might add. There
are eomany hotels and large boarding houses, too.
where pleasant people consregste that one can
spend an evening sgreeably In q different place
daily, and the mornings also OF late the social life
10 private cottages has been an attraction TO those
quainted with the cottage owners which has been
known only within rev years For up TO about
nve years ago IT was the ease that scarcely any OF
sno S VINO only came for the summer kept house
ON saturday evening last there were hops at
tnree OF the hotels, and the same people mostly
were seen In the bathrooms OF the United states
anu Grand Union hotels 80 that the square on
Broadway between the two seemed almost like an
aaes IN 70 e'a ae two hotels 50 Were the
oancing rooms. The dresses and jewels worn
there would have become the most stately OF our
washington entertainments
Senator Stanford's sisterln-law, Mrs Daniel
Lathrop, OF Albany, was, with two OF her daugh.
ters at the hops. and Mrs. Lawton, who was In
Washington on her wedding trip over year ago,
wore q white brocade trimmed with point APP
fne ornaments OF diamonds and other precious
stones One OF her bracelets was set with sap.
phires and diamonds, each OF the sapphires being
dluerent color, and large single stone, with
clusters OF diamonds between each two stones
She brought few OF her diamonds to Saratoga
: M1s stanford gave her many nne ones when she
Mr.. Handy, Of Baltimore, and his wife and two
daughters, the eldest OF whom has more than once
and attended the hop there on Saturday night.
Inc girls were charmingly dressed, and the elder
ol lhen wore many pretty ornaments. The
younger, VINO Is 10 make her debut In society next
winter, wore simple frocx, as became her youth,
OF white.dolted net with white nbbons- She is
A disposition on the part OF those who did not
Intend to dance TO take up the space belonging
properly to the dancers, was made most disagree
mihatfon OF many. who thought only OF them
stives, 10 SIT In 'front.' that they would move their
chairs out toward the center OF the ballroom In a
lne with the entrance door, and then those who
haa oeen before them In their first seats would
put their chairs In front OF the Others leaving q
vacant space back OF the chairs OF the latter.
Ing moor was thus Snatched from the dancers, who
on Saturday We're more numerous than usual
wAsHiNGToNIANs AND PEOPLE or NOTE.
Major Slack. OF the Marine Corps arrived here
last week, and Judge and MRS Macarthur and
Judge Montgomery, of Washington arrived at
the Grand Union last Friday
Judge ana Mrs Macarthur came through from
the wentworth House, Newcastle, N. H.. that
day. The Sdrdtogidn truly observed: Every one
is more than glad to welcome once again the great
social favorites, Judge and Mrs. Macarthur, OF
washington, D. C.. who are at the Union.
have been here, and are as agreeable as when
they lived In Washington, when she was c0nsid-
cred one OF the prettiest OF Senators wives.
Ex-senator Hamilton. or Maryland. was last
week at the United States Hotel here
Ex-senator Stockton and his wife and daughters
SenatOr-eect HiscOck went from here last week
to the Fort William Henry Hotel Lake george,
and has since returned TO his home In syracuse,
Gen. Daniel x. Sickles, OF New York, arrived az
the Grand Union Hotel here last Friday.
Ex.Aayor Latrobe, Of Baltimore. has been at the
United states Hotel.
Gen. Newton and family, Gen. and Mrs. De Pey-
ster, Mr.. August Belmont, Mr.. Henry c. Bowen,
wife and daughter have lately arrived here.
MIS- Cole, MI. Horatto Kings daughter, and her
daughter, Miss LawtOn, Mr.. and MRS. A. L. Bar
Der. n. Peters. and w. b. Shaw are among the
q week. Mr.. Shaw LETT his wire at Cape May He
will remain here until next week.
Ex-Congressman Smith Ely, OF New York. ar
rived few days ago at the United states Hotel
Gen. WRllens widow and youngest daughter
were here for week or two, and have now gone
to Lake George.
When SIR and Mrs Edwin Parsons OF New York.
who. as wrote last week, were then at the Fort
William Henry Hotel, lett there they went TO Bur
nngtOn, VT, and to Au Sable chasm and expected
soon to so into the AdirOndackst TO .;Paui smiths"
where ! think Mrs. j. NJ. Carlisle, or Washington,
ana her daughter now are. as they expected TO go
there when they LEFT White sulphur Springs,
Mrs Embrey tformerly OF Washington and her
daughter. Mrs Coppenhagen, were at the Went
worth House. Newcastle, n. H., last week, and also
Gen. I. A. Walker. Formerly superintendent OF the
censua
son, started last week Tor a tour ali around Lake
George In his Indian birch-bark canoe. He loft
Caldwell at the southern end, which Is At the head
OF the lake, at daybreak (ab0ut AMI on We'd
nesday, and was absent on his excursion nearly
four days He must have Travelled over 90 miles
as the lake Is over 30 In length.
Saratoga, written the day after the Kentucky
election said he "waS broken down and broken
OUT q. E, with heat 'fike baby; but, so Tar as
he could see, the State was all right politically
he spoke Of going to Blue Lack Springs, in Ken
lucky, TO loaf there and recuperate after the hard
work OF the campaign.
TAKING THE WATERS.
Only think OF from sixty TO seyenty-five dozen
bottles of hot water or about three barrels, being
consumed by the thirsty and chilly drinkers al
Hathorn Spring last Sunday morning before q
O'Clock. There were many others present who
TOOK the cold water , TOO miss greatly when
ST., who took 80 much pride in the spring that he
seemed to love TO linger near IT, and SO pleasantly
kfcfteu MS ITleuuS. MS Sou, VINO Succeeuo ulin Ia
the business Is likewise great fav0rite with the
visitors. There have been some notable improve
mentS made ct Haihorn Spring since last season
Then. Il will be remem bered, the force OF the gas
broke the thick glass cylinuer over the spoutfng
spring, which Is one OF the three outlets OF the
water from the main reservoir in the bowels OF the
earth This spouting spring has had this outlet
only two years being discovered when making
some Improvements near the second OF the outlets
The water comes by its own force through the
other two outlets to the surface and far above t.
In two places II bubbles into clear glass globes on
the counter, which runs around the Octagonal
space with q tiled floor, through the center OF
above the door, TO the top OF which the spoutlng
spring sends Its clear, but gas-impregnated, water
TO replace the glass cylinder required much time
as the glass had TO be made to order In England
IL is over an inch thick ami eleven inches In diam
eter.
A handsome brass railing surrounds the tiled
door around the spouting spring. In the large
are potted plants. vases OF nowers, chairs and
tables and the water Is handed to those who seat
themselves. Between three and four Thousand
persons 60 there each morning.
The old spring. or rather Old outlet for the same
kind OF water bubbles up 10 each place, which was
water dipped from IT, as formerly, but the glasses
are washed by steam at the counter, and DO not
get their only cleansing by being submerged in
the spring ITSELF as once was the case at ali the
springs here, and il still done at some Of them
'THz GOLDEN ROSE"
Since the funnor Was started In the spring that
Miss Caldwell, who spent last winter In Washing
ton, was to receive from the pope ssThe GOLDEN
Rose because OF her grit OF $4,000 to found a
Catholic university, 1t has often been mentioned
that Mrs Ellen kWing sherman, wife OF the gen.